It is still a challenging problem to characterize uncertainty and imprecision between specific (singleton) clusters with arbitrary shapes sizes. In order solve such problem, we propose belief shift clustering (BSC) method for dealing object data. The BSC considered as the evidential version of mean or mode seeking under theory functions. First, new notion, called shift, provided preliminarily a...

OBJECTIVE To translate quantitative ultrasound (QUS) from the laboratory into the clinic, it is necessary to demonstrate that the measurements are platform independent. Because the backscatter coefficient (BSC) is the fundamental estimate from which additional QUS estimates are calculated, agreement between BSC results using different systems must be demonstrated. This study was an intercompari...

Cell-specific and light-regulated expression of the beta-glucuronidase (GUS) reporter gene from maize cab-m1 and rbcS-m3 promoter sequences was studied in maize leaf segments by using an in situ transient expression microprojectile bombardment assay. The cab-m1 gene is known to be strongly photoregulated and to be expressed almost exclusively in mesophyll cells (MC) but not in bundle sheath cel...

Recent years have witnessed rising interest towards integrated performance measurement and control systems. Total Quality Management (TQM) and Balanced Scorecard (BSC) are management philosophies that have been widely discussed not only in academic world, but also in business world. The aim of this paper is to compare the contents of TQM and BSC and to build a hierarchy of concepts between thes...

The Balanced Scorecard (BSC) is a well-established framework for the management of a company as it integrates financial and non-financial perspectives. Little attention has been given to its theoretical and conceptual valuation. We illustrate how the stakeholder value theory corresponds with the concept of the BSC and show the importance of underlying cause-and-effect relationships between its ...

Stopping set properties determine the iterative decoding performance of any linear block code on the Binary Erasure Channel (BEC). Furthermore, there is a common conception that they are crucial factors on other channels, like the Binary Symmetric Channel (BSC), as well. In order to investigate whether this is true indeed, we study stopping set properties and iterative decoding performance on t...

The objective of the research presented in this paper is to identify relations and strength of relationships between elements of two models the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) and the EFQM Excellence model. For that purpose a framework, which indicates the relationships between the mentioned models, has been developed. The hypothesis to be tested is whether the EFQM Excellence model may be used as an ...

Knowledge management systems (KMs) are used to discover, develop, exploit, disseminate, and share organizational knowledge. To achieve these goals, various types of approaches have been explored. Although many KMs issues have been studied, few papers explore performance measurement. To measure the performance of KMs is difficult because mental work may not be observable. The success of KMs is n...

With the increasing need to evaluate health spending comes a need for frameworks that capture the multiple goals of hospitals. There is a need to rethink the application of theoretical approaches to investigating IS in light of the objectives of medical practitioners using practical technologies. The Balanced Score Card (BSC) has been successfully applied to hospital environments, but not to Pi...

A key step toward implementing quantitative ultrasound techniques in a clinical setting is demonstrating that parameters such as the ultrasonic backscatter coefficient (BSC) can be accurately estimated independent of the clinical imaging system used. In previous studies, agreement in BSC estimates for well characterized phantoms was demonstrated across different laboratory systems. The goal of ...